Just 80 years ago, the word racism barely existed. How did it — along the word racist — become such loaded terms? We invite a New York Times reporter, the president of the Urban League and a professor of linguistics and sociocultural anthropology to discuss how we talk about racism today — and the power of those two words.
Guests:
- Jesse Wegman, legal writer, editorial board member for The New York Times
- Gwen Grant, President, CEO, Urban League of Greater Kansas City
- Jonathan Rosa, assistant professor of linguistic and sociocultural anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
